this from: zakary szymanski...
concerning anti-tranny book up for lambda lit award..

Dear Campaigners

A few days ago I wrote to draw attention to the decision by the Lambda Literary Foundation to continue listing J Michael Bailey's book as a finalist in the Transgender / GenderQueer category of the 16th Annual Literacy Award.

Since then many people have written at length to the executive director of LLF, Jim Marks (Jim_Marks@lambdalit.org), to express their concerns about the book and its author and, more importantly, their concerns about the LLF's decision to disregard earlier pleas to reconsider the nomination. Judged by the emails that have also been copied or blind copied to me, many have also taken up the call for LLF to drop the claim that they are a "transgender inclusive" organisation, in their literature and on their website. They believe, like me, that the "T" in LBGT is ours to give, and ours to take away.

People are demanding that Lambda Literary Foundation GIVE BACK OUR T

The letters continue to roll in, and I'm sure that there are many many more that I've not seen as the call to action has been forwarded on around the community and the name of the originator has been forgotten.

I'm also aware, however, that there are probably countless hundreds
more who perhaps don't have the time to write a letter .. or feel that
perhaps their voice does not count among those of the community's
"leaders". That would be a shame, however. Recording the strength of the entire trans community's feeling about Bailey's book is important -- not least because J Michael Bailey and his friends are busy out there telling the world that the people who DO protest are just a minority. He and his friends seek to imply that the majority of trans people don't mind about his book, and that they feel it describes their lives.

Ponder that for a moment and read some of the things which the book actually says about you (or maybe a friend of yours) ...

After thinking about this challenge for a little while I have therefore
decided to set up an online petition to make it REALLY EASY for people to register their feelings to Jim Marks and the LLF.

You can read the petition at :

If, after reading the petition, you decide that you would like to
support the motion then all you need to do is click on the button
provided on that page and fill in the form that appears.

Petition regarding J Michael Bailey's book, The Man Who Would Be Queen (Email from Christine Burns of Press for Change)

Read the petition and vote ::

This is from Press For Change. Read the rest...
Read what Bailey's Book actually says about transsexual women :

Read a letter to Jim Marks from a trans person ::

And ask for our "T" back ::